Internships and fellowships
VA Gulf Coast health care provides training programs for students at the college, university, and postgraduate levels. Explore our training programs to find out about how we can help you start your career as a health care professional.
Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Psychology Doctoral Internship Program
(Application Deadline: December 9, 2024)
The Psychology Doctoral Internship Program offers six positions annually and has been APA-accredited since 1981, with our next site visit to occur in 2027. The program provides generalist training across a variety of medical settings within a major VA Health Care System and is designed to prepare the Intern to enter the field of health service psychology with the skills needed to function independently, and with the confidence and professional self-awareness to make maximum use of the individual's talents. Pre-doctoral externship positions are usually available on a fall/spring or summer-only basis as well.
Program Contact:
Jeffrey S Lawley, Ph.D.
Director of Psychology Internship-Externship Training
Gulf Coast Veteran Health Care System
400 Veterans Ave
Biloxi, MS 39531
Telephone:
Email: jeffrey.lawley@va.gov
APPIC Match Number: 14011
Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program has been discontinued for the foreseeable future.